On a steamy and sweltering morning in south Louisiana, the LSU football team officially reported for the start of fall camp. The Tigers checking into the West Campus Apartments Wednesday morning, with their first practice set for Thursday. More >>

On a steamy and sweltering morning in south Louisiana, the LSU football team officially reported for the start of fall camp. The Tigers checking into the West Campus Apartments Wednesday morning, with their first practice set for Thursday. More >>

Leonard Fournette's freshman season got off to a slow start. But after being held to just 18 yards rushing in a season opening win against Wisconsin, Fournette burst into the end zone for a short touchdown run against FCS member Sam Houston State in Tiger Stadium.More >>

Leonard Fournette's freshman season got off to a slow start. But after being held to just 18 yards rushing in a season opening win against Wisconsin, Fournette burst into the end zone for a short touchdown run against FCS member Sam Houston State in Tiger Stadium.More >>

As a Warrick Dunn Player of the Year Award winner, we know Kendell Beckwith possesses both the physical and mental tools to be great on the football field. Now entering his junior year, he said he’s taking his new leadership role on head first. More >>

As a Warrick Dunn Player of the Year Award winner, we know Kendell Beckwith possesses both the physical and mental tools to be great on the football field. Now entering his junior year, he said he’s taking his new leadership role on head first. More >>

BATON ROUGE – LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Saturday's 12-10 road win over Auburn.

Montgomery, a junior from Greenwood, S.C., had four tackles, 3.5 of which went for losses in LSU's win over Auburn. Montgomery's first tackle for loss resulted in a safety and gave LSU a 2-0 first quarter advantage. Montgomery added a sack for a 5-yard loss and also had 2.5 tackles that resulted in nine yards in losses in the LSU victory.

As a unit, Montgomery led an LSU defense that limited Auburn to just nine first downs and 183 total yards (86 rushing, 97 passing). Auburn's longest drive of the game covered just 42 yards and they got inside the LSU 25-yard line just twice, one of which came after an LSU fumble that gave Auburn the ball at the LSU 26-yard line.

The SEC honor is the second for Montgomery this year as he was named the league's defensive lineman of the week for his play in the 41-3 win over Washington in week 2.

SEC Co-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

COBI HAMILTON

Wide Receiver

ARKANSAS

6-3 • 209 • Sr. • Texarkana, Texas

• Hamilton set an SEC record with 303 receiving yards on 10 catches and three touchdowns in Arkansas' 35-26 loss to Rutgers. The yardage total is the most in NCAA FBS this season and 14th highest in FBS history and the average per catch (30.3) is also an SEC record.

CONNOR SHAW

Quarterback

SOUTH CAROLINA

6-1 • 207 • Jr. • Flowery Branch, Ga.

• Shaw completed 20-of-21 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns and connected on a school-record 20 consecutive passes in South Carolina's 31-10 win over Missouri. The completion percentage is a school record and second highest in SEC history. The 20 consecutive passes is 2nd in SEC history and streak is active going into Gamecocks' next contest (SEC record: 24 by Tee Martin, UT, 1998).

SEC Co-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

ACE SANDERS

Return Specialist

SOUTH CAROLINA

5-8 • 175 • Jr. • Bradenton, Fla.

• Sanders had six punt returns for 106 yards including a 49-yard return in South Carolina's 31-10 win over Missouri. The 49-yard return set up the Gamecocks' first score of the game. Sanders also had a 23-yard TD scoring catch in the game.

DUSTIN HARRIS

Return Specialist

TEXAS A&M

6-0 • 175 • Livingston, Texas

• Harris set a school and SEC record with 246 punt return yards on eight returns in Texas A&M's 70-14 win over South Carolina State, including a 96-yard return for a score, which is the second-longest in Aggie history.

SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK

AARON MORRIS

Guard

OLE MISS

6-5 • 330 • So. • Jackson, Miss.

• Morris helped Ole Miss amass 450 total yards, including 304 on the ground, in a 39-0 win at Tulane.

• The Rebels eclipsed 300 rushing yards for the second time this season.

• Morris has started all three games at left guard and seven of the last nine dating back to last season.

• The Rebels lead the SEC and rank 11th nationally in rushing offense (259.8 yards per game).

• He helped lead a defensive unit that shut out an SEC opponent for the first time in 11 seasons (since 2001, def. Miss. State, 52-0).

• The Gator defense allowed just 60 passing yards and held the Wildcats to 4-of-15 on third down conversions.

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

TODD GURLEY Tailback

GEORGIA

6-1 • 218 • Tarboro, N.C.

• Gurley registered his third career 100+ yard game in four contests after carrying the ball 16 times for a career-high 130 yards (8.1 avg.) and two touchdowns during Georgia's 48-3 win against Vanderbilt.

• He leads the SEC in rushing (101.5 yards per game), scoring (10.5 points per game) and all-purpose yardage (164.2 yards per game).

• The Bulldogs have scored 40 points in four consecutive games for the first time in school history.

OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 4

LB C.J. MOSLEY (Alabama) -- Led Tide with six total tackles and a half-sack against Florida Atlantic.

OT D.J. FLUKER (Alabama) -- Graded out at 92 percent with three pancake blocks, no pressures, sacks or penalties against Florida Atlantic.

FS DEMETRUCE McNEAL (Auburn) -- Had team high 11 stops (4 solos) with 1.5 for losses (-3 yards) against LSU.

DB JAYLEN WATKINS (Florida) -- Returned interception 26 yards for a touchdown and also had two tackles against Kentucky.

OLB JARVIS JONES (Georgia) -- Tallied seven tackles, with three for losses (-22 yards), including a sack, against Vanderbilt.

#12 Mississippi State finished up its final practice in Starkville on Wednesday before heading to Hattiesburg for opening weekend. Andy Cannizaro is entering his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he agreed to wear a microphone for WLBT / FOX 40 during Wednesday's practice. To understand why Cannizaro is such a likable coach, click on the video above. When asked about facing Southern Miss this weekend, Cannizaro praised Scott Berry's team. ...

#12 Mississippi State finished up its final practice in Starkville on Wednesday before heading to Hattiesburg for opening weekend. Andy Cannizaro is entering his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he agreed to wear a microphone for WLBT / FOX 40 during Wednesday's practice. To understand why Cannizaro is such a likable coach, click on the video above. When asked about facing Southern Miss this weekend, Cannizaro praised Scott Berry's team. ...

WIS is launching a new sports talk show on Facebook Live! Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Rick Henry, Emery Glover and their special guests will get together at 1801 Grille in downtown Columbia for thirty minutes of spirited college football talk on Facebook Live.

WIS is launching a new sports talk show on Facebook Live! Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Rick Henry, Emery Glover and their special guests will get together at 1801 Grille in downtown Columbia for thirty minutes of spirited college football talk on Facebook Live.